The World Bike Ride will pass through Prague. This year’s AutoMat event will draw attention to safety

On Sunday, June 1, the fifth World Bike Ride will take place in Prague. The AutoMat association organizes it on the occasion and the eve of World Bicycle Day. This year’s event is symbolically taking place on Children’s Day and, in light of some tragic accidents, will focus on the important topic of the safety of vulnerable road users.

“The World Bicycle Ride is a reminder that the bicycle is not just a means of transport – it is a tool for change. Change that gives cities a chance to be safer, fairer and more accessible even for the most vulnerable,” says Michal Kalina, head of the Sustainable Urbanism Laboratory at AutoMat.

The cycle ride is intended for the general public – individuals, families with children, and novice cyclists – and its goal is not only to celebrate sustainable transport, but also to appeal for cycling infrastructure to be perceived as an essential part of a modern city.

For a safer Prague

This year, the event will also commemorate recent tragic accidents involving people on bicycles and call for greater protection of vulnerable groups on the roads. The cycle ride will pass through the so-called Zone of Silence, which will be symbolically created near Prague’s Eden, where a young woman on a bicycle died under the wheels of a truck in the fall of 2024. “The memorial event is followed by the launch of Challenge 0, which reminds us that Prague still lags behind the statistics and standards of safe infrastructure, as we know from other European metropolises,” says one of its organizers, Robin Bureš. The first opportunity to register for this challenge will be as part of the accompanying program of the World Bicycle Ride.

Come and ride the highway with us! Photo: Jan Hromádko

Keeping up with the world

The event is co-organized by the UN Information Centre in Prague and under the auspices of the Deputy Mayor of Prague for Transport. 12 foreign embassies, the Goethe-Institut Czech Republic with the CYCLE UP! project, and other organizations focused on sustainable mobility have pledged to participate. The project was financially supported by the City of Prague.

This is a purely apolitical and at the same time respectful event. We therefore ask participants not to disrupt its course by promoting ideologies, political opinions, parties, and movements, or by supporting any of the parties in ongoing war conflicts. At the same time, we ask them to strictly comply with the Rules of Bike Rides, the instructions of the organizers, and the Czech Police. Participants who do not respect these instructions may be excluded from participating in the event.

Photo gallery and video from the 2024 World Bike Ride

Start, finish, and program

Start of the cycle ride: 14:00 in the park at the Strašnická metro station (Prague 10)

Meeting for parents with small children: 15:00 at the Vyšehrad metro station

Finish and accompanying program: Hybernská Campus (Prague 1) 15:30–21:00

Route: From Strašnická via Vršovice and Nusle, along the Severojižní magistrála to Hybernská (the route will be specified according to the decision of the City Hall)

Accompanying program at the Hybernská Campus:

• Discussion on the safety of movement around the city for children and adults as part of the Podhoubí podcast of Radio Wave (hosted by Ondřej Šebestík)
• Lecture by AutoMat on the safety of cycling
• Rapid bike service
• Children’s program – workshops and competitions
• Musical performance by the band White Fruit Honey, refreshments, and presentation of partners

The World Cycle Ride in Prague 2025 is a reminder that supporting cycling is not just an ecological gesture but also a concrete investment in safer, healthier, and more accessible urban life. Every city that is committed to the goals of sustainable development should actively develop cycling infrastructure.

More information and registration: www.auto-mat.cz/cyklojizda

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